Week 23

こんにちは、家族と友達元気ですか？

 

Mwahahahaha!, you will have to decipher it if you want to know what it says, but i suppose you already do something like that whenever you read my letters, my ego is warui, gomenne, it will probably only get worse as i try to switch more to nihongo,

 

this week has been kind of slow, we still don't get out much, because my comps. health is so up and down, but we are getting some good done, our apao has been neglected of a good deep cleaning for what seems like years so this has been an ongoing project, (to all moms everywhere: one blessing of the mission which I'm convinced is slightly directed to you is that, 1st missionaries cant work without the spirit, 2nd missionaries have a hard time feeling the sprit when there apartment is messy and dirty, 3rd and in conclusion missionaries learn to clean because the cant work effectively with out the spirit. aren't  you happy?) i have strongly gained a testimony of this as well because now that the apartment is clean every thing works better I've started losing weight again and the work can proceed!

 

let us pray that i bring this knowledge home with me. btw i just got my call for transfers aaaaand, わたしはふくおかにてんきんしません　やああああああ！ every body cheer! have fun with that. if you look up a simple hiragana chart you should be able to read it, so ganbate.

 

i've been drawing a little and am working on my own drawing of christ, i will send pics.

 

nihongo is going well i really like my language study plan and it works very well I'm slowly starting to be able to understand people allot better and will ganbaritsuzukemasho.

 

we are sharing a message to day about fasting so ill mention a little here,

 

a pattern exists within the scriptures when they talk about fasting, "and they did fast and pray oft" "for i did fast and pray much" etc. fasting doesn't go with out much prayer, fast sunday is usually enough fasting for the average life but it is easy to make its importance fall into the back ground, we have been commanded that we should observe the fast, but that doesn't just mean not eating on the first sunday of the month, fasting is not fasting unless it is accompanied by purpose of mind and much prayer, its just being hungry otherwise, it is a good practice to start your fast with a specific prayer dedicating the fast to a purpose and keeping that thing on mind throughout the fast then ending the fast with a specific prayer. with that when you have purpose to the fast the hunger isn't all that noticeable which is nice cuz i like food.

but anyway to end  my little shpeel i will simply bare my testimony that iv seen and felt the power of the fast its not always in the way that you expect or originally may have wanted, but heavenly father knows what we need more so than we do. and will answer to a faithful fast accordingly, please don't waist the opportunity.

i love you all sooooooo much i don't have enough ooooo's to express, i couldn't ask for better family and friends,and though I'm 1000 miles of water and 15 hours in the future from you i can always feel you as part of my life.

 

be safe, be diligent, be faithful, and send be recipes.

kemp chourou

 

It's like Being a Celebrity-- Me and the AP's

I think it looks a little funny out of context, but here you go!